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Robert Baker, Jr.
First Name:
Robert
Last Name:
Baker, Jr.
Date of Birth:
About 1914
Birthplace:
Sumter, SC
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in an airplane crash near Ukiah, Oregon.Funeral service at Hovis Chapel on 10/25/44. Burial in Sumter, SC with military services. Memorial service at Tabernacle ARP Church on May 26, 1946 and at Temple Israel on May 3, 1946.
Age at Death: 30
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-19-1944
Personal Details
Biographical Notes:
Baker Sales Co. with his father
member, Temple Israel, W. 7th St. Charlotte, NC, moved to Charlotte about 1930
Family Details:
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Baker - 800 Bromley Rd., Charlotte, NC Bunnie Baker - Charlotte, NC, Ida Baker - Charlotte, NC, Joanne Baker - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. Conrad Purvis - Sampson, NY, Mrs. James Brown - Walla Walla, WA, Mrs. R. C. Richardson - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. R. M. Killingsworth - Myrtle Beach, SC, Mrs. Willard R. Smith - Bryn Athyn, PA
Military Details
Military Rank:
Corporal
Military Unit:
Tail gunner
KIA Date:
10/17/1944
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Near Ukiah, OR
Military Details:
Harlingen, TX, Keesler Field, MS, Ukiah, OR, Walla Walla, WA